DALLAS — Richard Raymond Rogers, a Texas native who helped launch and grow one of the world’s best-known beauty brands, died Tuesday. He was 82.
Rogers was born April 15, 1943, in Bryan to Mary Kathlyn Wagner Rogers — later known as Mary Kay Ash — and Julius Ben Rogers. He spent his early years in Bryan before his family relocated to Dallas, where he attended Hillcrest High School, according to his obituary. He went on to study at North Texas State University and served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
In 1963, Rogers joined his mother and siblings in launching Mary Kay Cosmetics in Dallas — the city that remains the company’s global headquarters. Together, they grew the family business into a global cosmetics company with millions of independent contractors…